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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6): 590-595.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.06.012

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Identification and analysis of 261 strains of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Fujian Province

LIN Jian, ZHAO Yong, DAI Zhi-song, WEI Shu-zhen, LIN Shu-fang()   

  1. Department of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou 350001, China
  • Received:2021-01-04 Online:2021-06-10 Published:2021-06-02
  • Contact: LIN Shu-fang E-mail:zqszl@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To identify non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) strains and analyze their distributions in Fujian Province, so as to provide scientific evidence for clinical diagnosis, treatment and epidemiological research of NTM disease in Fujian Province. Methods A total of 3355 strains of mycobacterium were collected from nine drug-resistant tuberculosis surveillance sites and nine tuberculosis laboratories of municipal level Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Fujian Province from June 2016 to December 2019. A total of 261 NTM strains were identified by PNB growth test, and then tested with the GenoType Mycobacterium CM kit. DNA sequencing or MeltPro Myco kit were used for further identification of strains that could not be identified by the above method. Results Among 261 strains, 213 (81.61%) were NTM and the separation rate of NTM was 6.35% (213/3355). Among them, the top three species of all NTM were M.intracellulare (65.73%,140/213), M.abscessus (17.37%,37/213) and M.kansasii (4.22%,9/213). In this study, six rare species of mycobacteria were found-M.arupense, M.peregrinum, M.phocaicum, M.sinense, M.vanbaalenii and M.dioxanotrophicus. In addition, 9 mixed infection strains were identified, including 8 mixed infections of MTBC and M.intracellulare, and 1 mixed infection of MTBC and M.avium. Conclusion Three identification methods of NTM species were combined to reveal that the three most prevalent NTM species in Fujian were M.intracellulare, M.abscessus and M.kansasii, and 6 rare NTM and 9 mixed infection strains have been found.

Key words: Mycobacteria,atypical, Bacterial typing techniques, Polymerase chain reaction, Epidemiologic studies